Rain and storm for Cpt

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airborne said:
Geez louise, that must be runoff from the mountain causing the flooding because that's high above the Liesbeck?
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There are multiple tributaries of the Liesbeek, running down the eastern slopes of Table Mt. Most run through the urban parts of Newlands in canals or underground pipes. The biggest one comes from Newlands Forest, and runs downhill parallel to Kildare Rd and Palmboom Rd. They join the main river upstream of Newlands swimming pool, which then passes under the Main Rd at the bottom of Dean St, a location called Westerford. My old workplace.
 
Would love to see some aerial shots - what are the news people doing these days?
 
Gordon_R said:
It is safer to paddle when the river is not at flood stage. Many years ago one of my colleagues got stuck under a tree, and she drowned.
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I recall that incident. My condolences.

My comment on the marathon was in jest.
 
maumau said:
Would love to see some aerial shots - what are the news people doing these days?
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Most of the Cape Flats used to be a wetland. During flood season it returns to its natural state. The only difference is that people who built during a dry spell are surprised by this.

A3@MBB said:
I recall that. My condolences.
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In the 1990s, long ago. It has happened more than once.
 
The waterfalls in Cecelia Forest must be quite the sight. @ChrisJ, willing to venture up there to take one for the team and get some pics? :p
 
@Gordon_R would it be safe to say there'll be snow out in Franshoek this weekend? Would like to take the kids on Saturday morning, weather depending. Not to Ceres though, that would just be madness, too many people.
 
Craig_ said:
@Gordon_R would it be safe to say there'll be snow out in Franshoek this weekend? Would like to take the kids on Saturday morning, weather depending. Not to Ceres though, that would just be madness, too many people.
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Sadly not, this time. The temperature has been gradually rising (even if it doesn't feel like it), and the persistent rain will be washing out all of the accessible snow at low elevations. Snow is a rather ephemeral phenomenon in SA, and the best opportunities are both time and location restricted. The best opportunities are few and far between, and I have only touched snow a handful of times in 40 years (usually on a weekday). There is always snow on the high peaks, but you can only admire it when the clouds finally lift.

P.S. The Berg River Dam peaked at 104%, and the excess is over-spilling into the river. The peak flows will move downstream over the next day or two.

Edit: Other rainfall data and dam levels remain to be updated.
 
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I never remember weather like this in JHB, downright depressing always cold rainy and gloomy,
how do the cape town people put up with this, or its just once a season, and then its back to just being cold.
 
Gordon_R said:
Most of the Cape Flats used to be a wetland. During flood season it returns to its natural state. The only difference is that people who built during a dry spell are surprised by this.



In the 1990s, long ago. It has happened more than once.
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I saw such an interesting picture the other day, it was looking down from Muizenberg mountain towards Strand/ Sommerset west. There was a thin strip of land where Prince Georges drive is that divided the ocean from a massive lake that stretched the entire area between lakeside and the cape flats.
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
I never remember weather like this in JHB, downright depressing always cold rainy and gloomy,
how do the cape town people put up with this, or its just once a season, and then its back to just being cold.
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We had a 5 year drought and before that similar floods. Its not often.

I have seen worse than this in JHB, the volume of water that falls on the highveld is just so much more. In the 90's we saw the 100 year flood that washed away bridges etc.
The issue in CT is that its at sea level and so drainage is bad, the mountain is also a problem for flooding as it catches a lot of the water and drains into the rivers.
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
I never remember weather like this in JHB, downright depressing always cold rainy and gloomy,
how do the cape town people put up with this, or its just once a season, and then its back to just being cold.
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It's not that bad, you get used to it. It will be over in a week or so and then it will just be cold. Just know that you can't trust the weather here, always take extra cloths with wherever you go as the weather 20 km's on could be completely different, and it could change within an hour or two to warm or back to cold again.
 
Nerfherder said:
I saw such an interesting picture the other day, it was looking down from Muizenberg mountain towards Strand/ Sommerset west. There was a thin strip of land where Prince Georges drive is that divided the ocean from a massive lake that stretched the entire area between lakeside and the cape flats.
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Not quite what you are describing, but there are a series of vleis and wetlands in the area, in this case visible from Ou Kaapse Weg lookout:
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